Karen Handel won the Republican runoff for Secretary of State Tuesday and Jim Martin triumphed in the Democratic runoff Lieutenant Governor, according to election results as of 10:25 p.m. Tuesday.

Apparent winners were emerging in other statewide races, too, with 87 percent of votes counted from precincts around Georgia.

In the Republican runoff for Secretary of State, Bill Stephens conceded defeat and said he would support his opponent, Karen Handel. Handle, chairmwoman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, had 56 percent of the vote compared with 44 percent for Stephens, a state senator from Canton.

Other races were shaping up with likely winners, as well.

In the Democratic contest for Lieutenant Governor, Martin had 61 percent of the vote in his race against Greg K. Hecht. Martin has served as a state legislator. He also led the state Department of Human Resources. Hecht is an attorney who also has served in the legislature.

Hecht acknowledged defeat about 10:30 p.m.

In the Democratic contest for Secretary of State, Gail Buckner, who has served in the legislature, had 54 percent of the vote compared with 46 percent for Darryl Hicks, a former corporate executive.

Meanwhile, in a much more high-profile race, U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney had 42 percent of the vote compared with 58 percent for her opponent, Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, a former DekKalb County commissioner.

Those figures were based on reports from 51 percent of precincts in the 4th Congressional District, which covers parts of DeKalb, Gwinnett and Rockdale counties.

In DeKalb County, where political experts say the race is likely to be decided, Johnson had 52 percent of the vote compared with 48 for McKinney. Those figures were based on results from about 40 percent of DeKalb precincts.

In the Republican contest to produce a candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture, Gary Black had 60 percent of the vote, compared with 40 percent for Brian Kemp.

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